The 2020–21 Welsh League Cup (known for sponsorship purposes as The Nathaniel MG Cup) was the 29th season of the Welsh League cup competition, which was established in 1992. The reigning champions were Connah's Quay Nomads. The competition was suspended in December 2020, before being cancelled in March 2021.
Format
44 clubs in the JD Cymru Premier, JD Cymru North & JD Cymru South Leagues will enter the season's League Cup. Newport County and Cardiff City were afforded the two wildcard spots for the season. Due to Welsh Government Regulations, only clubs from Tiers 1 & 2 of the Welsh Domestic Pyramid were eligible to participate. In the first round, the wildcard entrants were both placed in the Southern section of the draw and joined 13 JD Cymru South teams, and Penrhyncoch from the JD Cymru North, whilst the Northern Section comprised twelve teams for JD Cymru North. The top two unpromoted teams from the Tier 2 leagues last season, the 2 relegated JD Cymru Premier Clubs and the 12 teams currently playing in Tier 1 will join the competition in the Second Round later in 2021.
Access List RoundMain dateNumber of fixturesClubsNew EntriesLeagues entering at this roundFirst round North& South12 December 2020 North: 6 South: 8 North: 12 South:1628North: 12 JD Cymru North teamsSouth: 2 Wildcard teams 13 JD Cymru South clubs 1 JD Cymru North club (Penrhyncoch)Second roundTBA163218Top 2 unpromoted teams from the Tier 2 leagues last season 2 relegated JD Cymru Premier clubs last season 12 JD Cymru Premier clubs 2 JD Cymru North/South clubsThird roundTBA816NoneQuarter-finalsTBA48NoneSemi-finalsTBA24NoneFinalTBA12None
First round North
South
Competition Cancelled On 31 March 2021, The Football Association of Wales National Cup Board (NCB) decided to cancel the rest of the Nathaniel MG Cup competition for the 2020–21 season.
The decision to cancel the competition was made as the ongoing public health crisis made it impossible to make playing the rest of the competition viable.
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